Hyrule Warriors a Hit in Japan, Wii U Sales Jump - News

Hyrule Warriors, The Legend of Zelda and Dynasty Warriors crossover,launched in Japan last week with strong sales. The game sold 78,733 units in its first week, according to Famitsu. With the launch of the game sales for the Wii U jumped to 17,717 units.

The game is the second bestselling game in Japan for the week, behind Yokai Watch 2 which remains at the top. There are six 3DS games in the top 10 and two Wii U games. The other two games are for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.

Hyrule Warriors launched in Japan on August 14. The game will be released in Europe on September 19 and on September 26 in North America.

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This is Japan, 80k is pretty respectable for a console release. Also, the sales just was about 7-8k for the wii u, which is impressive. The Wii U has been the best selling console in the region ever since Mario Kart 8 was released. The 7-8k jump that people find unimpressive, is actually more than what the PS4 has been selling on average per week, over the past few months.
The Vita got a nice boost, but handheld systems are king in Japan. Also, that boost was from Monster Hunter, which for some reason was beaten out by a Wii U Zelda/Warriors crossover, which isn't that impressive for a Monster Hunter title in Japan.
All the Wii U haters in this thread, must be because it is doing better than the idol-worshipped PS4 in Japan.

Now that's some spin. Hyrule warriors sold about as well first week as some of the dynasty warriors empires games, and they are niche even amongst the musou games. I'll be interested to see if it can find a way to capitalize on those fabled "nintendo legs", as musou games have traditionally been heavily front loaded.